Parameter inference for non-repairable multi-state system reliability models by multi-level observation sequences

Multi-state system reliability theory has received considerable attention in recent years, as it is able to characterize the multi-state nature and complicated deterioration process of systems in a finer fashion than that of binary-state system models. Parameter inference for multi-state system reliability models, which is a task that precedes reliability evaluation and optimization, is an interesting topic to be investigated. In this paper, a...